Coevolutionary arms races: Increased host immune defense promotes specialization by avian fleas

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-59

  Moller A P ^a,d   Christe, P ^b   Garamszegi, L Z ^a,c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

Author keywords

Birds; Coevolution; Fleas; Immunity; Speciation; T cell mediated immune response

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARMS RACE; COEVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; EVOLUTION; FLEA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; FLEAS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; LEPTOPSYLLIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 12844274599     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00774.x     Document Type: Article

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